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Locality Name:
Alt Empordà, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 241437
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241437.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alt Empordà, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Cadaqués
Colera
Darnius
El Port De La Selva
La Vajol
Sierra De La Albera

Latitude: 42°21'1"N
Longitude: 3°7'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.350277777778,3.1205555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAlluauditeAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArrojaditeArseniosideriteAutuniteBeryl
CalciteChloriteClayCorundumDanburiteDiasporeFeldsparFillowiteFluoriteGadolinite
GarnetGraftoniteLazuliteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalcTourmalineWagneriteZircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Autunite  (*)Berlinite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dravite  (*)Euclase  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fillowite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graftonite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hurlbutite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phenakite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Talc  (*)Triphylite  (*)Trolleite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Wagnerite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)Wyllieite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61109700141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11097008803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3110970094
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32109700,1097082353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52109700,1097051310
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2110970050
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11097001272
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)110970028
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811097004286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3109702,109703,10970627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211097005171
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O41109700321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811097061756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811097001008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611097004135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1109700648
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)1109700120
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)1109700108
Fillowite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaMn2+11(PO4)9110970014
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11097002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211097009617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41109700445
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21109700178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11097067437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)21109700107
Graphite  (*)NoneC2109700,1097062812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33109700,109701,10970214640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)1109700204
Hurlbutite  (*)DanburiteCaBe2(PO4)2110970014
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)1109700119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311097005433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411097001507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)21109700232
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2109700,1097064924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O1109700129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211097015800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)1109700200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22109700,10970617380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1109702471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11097022994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11097002349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1109700326
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)110970080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22109702,10970639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24109700,109701,109705,10970661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211097005614
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2110970058
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11097002705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2110970060
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11097026417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511097001516
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22109703,1097063337
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)1109700313
Trolleite  (*)NoneAl4(PO4)3(OH)3110970016
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211097002718
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F110970061
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)110970043
Wyllieite  (*)NoneNaNaMn(Fe2+Al)(PO4)3110970017
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11097005251


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